Group of 10 Small Queen Covers, showing all different and in some cases better uses including a very scarce and very fine 1895 Montreal cover mailed to Newfoundland at the 3c preferred rate (with family correspondence) that Firby/Willson value at $125; an 1893 Toronto to London 6c Parcel Post cover that F/W value at $100 in average condition; a nicely rebacked 1897 Ottawa corner card cover mailed to Hull with a 2c Small Queen paying the unofficial 2c adjacent Post office rate and tied by a Type 9-1 flag cancel that Thorne values as $100; an 1884 Exeter to Goderich double weight cover with 6c Small Queen that F/W value at $40 in average condition; ; an 1884 Quebec to St. Joseph 1c Book post cover; an 1892 Annapolis NS to Lawrence NS registered cover with 2 x 3c plus 2c x 1c Small Queens paying the 8c for postage and registration fee an 1894 cover to the U.K. with a 3c + 2c Small Queen that F/W value at $50 in very fine condition, etc. The parcel post and book post are both long covers with vertical folds at left, but some of the other covers are in very fine condition, so overall the group fine to very fine, with several scarce Small Queen usages. (Image)

Est $ 250

Group of Three "Cents" Covers, includes #14 1d rose on a Hamilton Masonic Lodge printed circular, with some separation along the folds, #15 x2 on a double weight outer letter sheet from Montreal to Sherbrooke, vertical fold through one stamp and #17b on a 1863 cover from Montreal to Nova Scotia, envelope has paper adhesions on back and minor opening faults. (Image)

Est $ 100

1866 12½c Queen Victoria on Cover to England via Allan Line, mailed Brampton JUL.28.1866 and endorsed per Canadian Packet. With Swindon, U.K. JUL.9.1866 receiver on back. Back flap torn and rough opening to left, else fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 250

1862 17c Cartier on Cover to England via Cunard Line, mailed APR.14.1862 at Quebec. With APR.29.1862 London receiver on back. Small tear top left and a small stain in the middle of the envelope. Fine. (Image)

Unitrade $ 350

Collection of Eight Large Queen Covers, 1868-1880, each with a different franking, with two ½c (fresh pair paying the circular on a statistical report, 1880, very fine), 1c brown red (faulty drop letter, 1869), 1c yellow orange (paying the circular rate on unsealed cover, very fine), 2c + 1c SQ (neither are tied to a faulty 1870 NB cover), 3c (Fredericton to Gage Town, stamp tied by 2-ring #11, very fine, 1869), 5c Halifax to England, 1876, small faults to cover and very fine stamp), 6c (Montreal to Massachusetts 1869 very fine) and a 12½c (Nova Scotia to Scotland with Liverpool Packet, mailed DEC.25.1868, received Edinburg JAN.13.1869, small edge faults). An interesting collection of different frankings and rates. (Image)

Est $ 500

6c brown Large Queen on Cover, mailed St John NB (partial, undated datestamp) to Eastport ME, franked with a fine 6c Large Queen (tiny stain), cancelled with a 2-ring numeral cancel (illegible). A very fine cover. (Image)

Est $ 75

Group of 31 Small Queen Covers, many are addressed to Detroit, others domestic, with a few registered, drop letters, etc. Many different postmarks, with smaller towns such Aldboto, Luton, Belmont, Middlemarch, White Lake, etc, mostly from Ontario. Some opening or other faults, still overall fine or better lot.

Est $ 100

1885 Indian Head N.W.T Small Queen Cover, mailed Indian Head on MAY.6.1885 (broken circle free strike) to Richmond Hill, Ont (nice MAY.11 double broken circle receiver on back). There is a contemporary note in purple ink on back "about the Indian rebellion". Tear at top and missing part of backflap, still fine-very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1880 Small Queen Rate Cover, mailed La Beauce (OCT.27.1880) to a notary in St Joseph (same day receiver on back), franked with a horizontal strip of six of the 5c deep olive green Small Queens, all cancelled by pen, paying 30c (or ten times the weight rate) on a large cover. Both sides cut down for better display, still a scarce rate and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100